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Weakening End-to-End Encryption Considered Harmful

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Weakening End-to-End Encryption Considered Harmful. / Rashid, Awais; May-Chahal, Corinne; Peersman, Claudia.
In: IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine, Vol. 23, No. 3, 30.06.2025, p. 51-54.

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Rashid, A, May-Chahal, C & Peersman, C 2025, 'Weakening End-to-End Encryption Considered Harmful', IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 51-54. https://doi.org/10.1109/msec.2025.3563092

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Rashid, A., May-Chahal, C., & Peersman, C. (2025). Weakening End-to-End Encryption Considered Harmful. IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine, 23(3), 51-54. https://doi.org/10.1109/msec.2025.3563092

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Rashid A, May-Chahal C, Peersman C. Weakening End-to-End Encryption Considered Harmful. IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine. 2025 Jun 30;23(3):51-54. Epub 2025 May 12. doi: 10.1109/msec.2025.3563092

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Rashid, Awais ; May-Chahal, Corinne ; Peersman, Claudia. / Weakening End-to-End Encryption Considered Harmful. In: IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine. 2025 ; Vol. 23, No. 3. pp. 51-54.

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